New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
GAY PARTIES AT rue YACHT RACES.

DULL WEEK ON THE WHOLE, HOWEVER SOMA
WEDDINGS THAT ARE TO COME OFF.
The town season opened again in halfhearted way
week more ago. and the Park and the avenue leok
brisk with turnOuts nowadays almost any pleasant
autumn afternoon Delmonicos is crowded OF an even
Ing and the rstnghters a. the theatres dropping in
find themselves in little knots of friends. as If five
months had not slipped around and the coaching and
racing season was still running it ran last spring
There is enough gayety out of town. however to keep
people in Tuxedo and Lenox for some weeks to come
The fall sports at their best In October and country
life has then charm OF air and color that the hotter
months cannot give 1t Will be the end OF the MONTH at
least before the cold drives the last cotagers back
town TIL then society will have to put up WITH odd
sparks of gayety and excitemen there.
The Americas Cup naturally drew many people
to town for the week. and there strong showing OF
pretty yachting suits and pretter faces both the
Inside and outside courses. Commodore Gerry had
large party of guests eac day the flagship Electra
The Secretary Of State, Mr. Bayard Secretary Whitney
Of Navy; Secretary Fairchd Of the Treasury Chief
Justice Van Brunt and Lieutenant Zalnsh were Of
the notables aboard on Tuesday. Among the other
guests Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Farchild, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Schuyler. DR.. Robert F. Weir and Miss wer
Mrs. DeaHeh and Miss Bessie Delaeld. Mrs. Alexander
Taylor T. j. Oakley Rhinelander T. La Montague. Miss
Lena Post and Miss Annie Cutting. Mrs Gerry ant the
Misses Gerry helped the Commodore entertain the patty
On Friday the Electra had aboard among others Lieu
tenant Henn the Of the Galatea, and Mrs. Hem,
Mrs. Kortw right, Miss Haight Miss lockwood Admiral
Ammen, OF the United States Navy; Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Schuyler, Woodbury. Kane and Brockhost Cut
ting. The Afalanta down on Tuesday and Thursday
with large parties Of iess The Corsair followed the
yachts each dav did the big Scotch hereinafter the
Mohcan with the Clarks and Bells and their friends
Dor I'd Other steam yachts with parties of sghtseers
were the Aida, the Oneida and the Wanda The
lumpy outside the Hook but not enough to take the
zest out OF the tussle between the two great rivals
Apart from the yacht races society in duller
than usual There were two or three wedding: to keep
Baptist Church in East Seventy second st. Lexing
tonave Miss Alma May G,ssler, daughter OF the Rev.
Damere OF Brooklyn. The brides father read the mar
rage service reception was held afterward at the
brides home in East Eighty seeondst About $50 guests
daughter OF Mr.. and Mira william Gardner OF No. Al
West Forty secondst, was married to Henry n. Dix
The wedding was home one. A supper followed for
which there were some 800 invitations.
Tuesday IN St Georges Church, In stuyvesant Square,
Miss May Augusta johnson will be married to Burbank
Roberts. Miss Houghton will be married on October
II to MI. Preston at her home: No. a. West Forty.
Moore. will be married TO Edwin A. Richard in ST
Thomas's Church November 2, and half dozen other
November when the fashionable will have gotten
fairly under way.
The engagement of Miss Hilda Oelrchs. sister Of
Herman Oelrchs to Richard Henderson,, OF ne Anchor
Maries engagement to Perry c. Madeira, Of Philade
phia, has also been announced
wedding In Brooklyn that will attract much atten
ton will come on IN Grace Church on the Heights on
NJ Vail, will be married then to Frederick Dexter
Nearly 1000 invitations have been sent out.